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.TH CURS_BEEP 3CURSES "Dec 31, 1996"
.SH NAME
curs_beep, beep, flash \- curses bell and screen flash routines
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fBcc\fR [ \fIflag\fR ... ] \fIfile\fR ... \fB-lcurses\fR [ \fIlibrary\fR ... ]
#include <curses.h>

\fBint\fR \fBbeep\fR(\fBvoid\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBint\fR \fBflash\fR(\fBvoid\fR);
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBbeep()\fR and \fBflash()\fR routines are used to signal the terminal
user. The routine \fBbeep()\fR sounds the audible alarm on the terminal, if
possible; if that is not possible, it flashes the screen (visible bell), if
that is possible. The routine \fBflash()\fR flashes the screen, and if that is
not possible, sounds the audible signal. If neither signal is possible, nothing
happens. Nearly all terminals have an audible signal (bell or beep), but only
some can flash the screen.
.SH RETURN VALUES
.sp
.LP
These routines always return \fBOK\fR.
.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
MT-Level	Unsafe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR curses (3CURSES),
.BR attributes (7)
.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
The header <\fBcurses.h\fR> automatically includes the headers  <\fBstdio.h\fR>
and <\fBunctrl.h\fR>.
